『宋朝史詳節』의 고증과 그 의의

Abstract

“Abridgment of Song Dynasty History”(宋朝史詳節), whose author and publishing time is unknown, is kept in a number of domestic university libraries, including Seoul National University's Kyujanggak and the National Library of Korea. and it's metal prints are also on display at the National Library of China, the East Asia Library of Columbia University in the U.S. and the National Institute of Language and Culture in France. According to “Bibliography on books of ancient Joseon”(古鮮冊譜) written by a Japanese interpreter of Korean and bibliographer, Maema Kyosaku(1868~1942) under the colonial administration of imperial Japan, it was a draft version of “Summary Of Song Dynasty History”(宋史撮要) which was compiled by King Jeongjo when he was in the palace. This book chronicles the main facts from the founding to the end of the Song Dynasty(960~1276), and adds to some facts from Yao Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty. Also, one of the characteristics of the book's contents is that it contains a large number of historical reviews written by renowned Confucian scholars in the Song Dynasty and thereafter. Before his ascension to the throne, King Jeong-jo devoted himself to studying the history of the Song Dynasty in China. The Song Dynasty was founded based on Confucian ideas, and the ideology of Confucianism dominated almost all areas, including politics, society, culture and education. Jeong-jo considered the factors of success and failure shown by Confucian politics in the Song Dynasty in the course of history, and thought that Joseon, a Confucian country, could provide an important direction and indicator of reality. This history book is not just a blind follower of the Republic of China, but rather a review of the history of Confucian politics from an independent point of view, and compiled to set important lessons and indicators of reality.